If you know all you need to know about the VSCs, just click here to join.  Want to know more? There's tons more information at portlandfolkmusic.org/virtual.

By the way, we have a game we play every week at the VSC: Frequently, someone(s) will sing the next ballad from the numbered list of old ballads collected by Francis James Child.  This coming Saturday, September 5, we have the ballad with the guess-the-pronounciation name of "Kemp Owyne". Here's one verse:

Her mother died when she was young
Causing her to weep and moan;
Her father wed the worst woman
That ever lived in Christendom

Yes, it's another terrible stepmother song, but you probably haven't run into a stepmother who is quite as awful as this one. 

Nevertheless, it's a pretty good song. Look for versions on YouTubeI. If you know this at all, or can learn it, feel free to sing any version of this - it's wonderful to have multiple takes on the same song! Or just come and listen.

Events Calendar

Please check out our events calendar below. Editor Barry Gorden manages to capture almost all the upcoming folk events, but if yours is missing please let us know. The list below shows the next week's events, and is updated continuously.

If you need more, go to the Events menu above and pull down to Folk Calendar. When you go there, you can sort by performances, classes, virtual, radio - whatever you like - and you'll have all the events from now until... well, you'll find everything we know about. If it's not listed here, it's probably not happening.